to hit the Gulf of Mexico since Hurricane Katrina

墨西哥湾遭受的最大的灾难
and the biggest environmental catastrophe to stain our shores

也可能是瓦尔迪兹号油污事件后
since the crash of the Exxon Valdez.

我国海岸遭受的最严重的污染灾难
An oil rig in the Gulf, British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon

东部时间下午两点英国石油公司位于
50 miles off Venice, Louisiana,

路易斯安那州威尼斯市五十英里外的
exploded into flames shortly after 2:00 PM Eastern time.

"深水地平线"钻井平台发生爆炸
Seven crew members have been evacuated to an area hospital

7名员工已被送往附近的医院
where they remain in critical condition,

目前都尚未脱离危险期
and the Coast Guard is in the fifth hour of a search and rescue mission

海岸警卫队展开搜救已五小时
In the hope of finding 11 crew members still unaccounted for.

希望能找到余下的11名失踪员工
Our coverage begins with Sherrie Stone

下面让我们接通雪莉·斯通
at the US Coast Guard Station in Baton Rouge.

连线巴吞鲁日市的海岸警卫站现场